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Results of the 1957 Queensland state election

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Queensland state election, 3 August 1957[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 747,455[1]
Votes cast 706,909 Turnout 94.58 +1.57
Informal votes 8,033 Informal 1.14 –0.07
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 201,971 28.90 –22.32 20 –29
  Queensland Labor 163,534 23.40 +23.40 11 +11
  Liberal 162,372 23.23 –1.84 18 +10
  Country 139,720 19.99 +0.72 24 + 8
  North Queensland Labor 7,488 1.07 –0.25 1 ± 0
  Ind. Labor 2,257 0.32 +0.26 0 ± 0
  Ind. Conservative 2,723 0.39 +0.39 0 ± 0
  Independent 18,811 2.69 –0.17 1 ± 0
Total 698,876     75  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1957 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

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Aubigny

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1957 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes unopposed
Country hold Swing

Balonne

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1957 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 2,264 43.1 −0.2
Labor John Taylor 1,988 37.9 −18.8
Queensland Labor Henry Bunton 995 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 5,247 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 54 1.0 −0.2
Turnout 5,301 91.3 +5.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +9.9

Barambah

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1957 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,503 70.4 −29.6
Queensland Labor Thomas O'Neill 2,736 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 9,239 98.1
Informal votes 107 1.9
Turnout 9,346 95.9
Country hold Swing −29.6

Barcoo

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1957 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ned Davis 1,971 40.8 −26.8
Queensland Labor Stanley Barry 1,443 29.9 +29.9
Country Raymond Paynter 1,419 29.4 −3.0
Total formal votes 4,833 99.4 +0.6
Informal votes 31 0.6 −0.6
Turnout 4,864 91.3 +3.9
Labor hold Swing −9.8

Baroona

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1957 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Bill Power 3,333 40.6 +40.6
Liberal Robert Thomasson 2,691 32.8 −0.2
Labor Norman Buchan 2,177 26.5 −38.3
Total formal votes 8,201 98.2 −0.3
Informal votes 149 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 8,350 93.0 +2.3
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Belyando

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1957 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Tom Foley 1,841 38.6 +38.6
Country Clarence Whyte 1,774 37.1 −4.2
Labor John Williams 1,161 24.3 −34.4
Total formal votes 4,776 99.2
Informal votes 39 0.8
Turnout 4,815 91.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Bremer

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1957 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Donald 6,692 59.7 −13.0
Liberal George Groth 2,938 26.2 −1.1
Queensland Labor Frank Corbutt 1,580 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes 11,210 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 132 1.2 −0.2
Turnout 11,342 95.9 +1.6
Labor hold Swing −3.2

Brisbane

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1957 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Johnno Mann 2,744 38.4 −21.6
Queensland Labor Daniel Casey 2,307 32.3 +32.3
Liberal Roger Moore 2,087 29.2 −5.8
Total formal votes 7,138 98.0 −0.2
Informal votes 146 2.0 +0.2
Turnout 7,284 90.8 +4.0
Labor hold Swing −8.8

Bulimba

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1957 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Houston 4,993 37.0 −19.7
Liberal Bill Lickiss 4,619 34.2 −6.5
Queensland Labor Bob Gardner 3,891 28.8 +28.8
Total formal votes 13,503 99.1 +0.6
Informal votes 124 0.9 −0.6
Turnout 13,627 95.9 −0.9
Labor hold Swing −6.2

Bundaberg

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1957 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Ted Walsh 6,058 53.8 +53.8
Country Thomas Pulsford 2,652 23.6 +23.6
Labor William Elson-Green 2,543 22.6 −77.4
Total formal votes 11,253 99.4
Informal votes 73 0.6
Turnout 11,326 94.3
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Buranda

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1957 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 3,472 37.5 −7.0
Labor Dick Brown 3,188 34.4 −21.1
Queensland Labor Michael Lyons 2,113 22.8 +22.8
Independent John Handasyde 484 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 9,257 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 72 0.8 −0.1
Turnout 9,329 95.6 +1.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.6

Burdekin

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1957 Queensland state election: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,145 52.0 −11.9
Labor John Grafton 2,268 28.5 −4.8
Queensland Labor Oliver Andersen 1,560 19.6 +19.6
Total formal votes 7,973 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 54 0.7 −0.2
Turnout 8,027 96.2 +1.3
Independent hold Swing −1.2

Cairns

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1957 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Watty Wallace 3,211 38.4 −20.5
Queensland Labor James Bidner 2,687 32.2 +32.2
Country Clement Cummings 2,455 29.4 +1.0
Total formal votes 8,353 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 83 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 8,436 93.2 +3.0
Labor hold Swing −13.4

Callide

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1957 Queensland state election: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vince Jones unopposed
Country hold Swing

Carnarvon

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1957 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 4,517 46.2 +46.2
Country Fred Rogers 3,911 40.0 −1.8
Labor Douglas Gow 1,343 13.7 −44.5
Total formal votes 9,771 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 77 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 9,848 93.9 +1.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Carpentaria

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1957 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Norm Smith 2,832 38.6 +38.6
Labor Alec Inch 2,292 31.3 −28.8
Country William Aplin 2,211 30.1 −9.8
Total formal votes 7,335 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 57 0.8 −0.1
Turnout 7,392 87.0 +5.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Charters Towers

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1957 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Arthur Jones 1,837 43.8 +43.8
Liberal Kieth Siemon 1,294 30.9 −1.5
Labor Robert Davies 1,060 25.3 −42.3
Total formal votes 4,191 98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 68 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 4,259 95.4 +0.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Chermside

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1957 Queensland state election: Chermside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 9,476 54.1 −4.4
Labor Leslie Sampson 4,487 25.6 −15.9
Queensland Labor John Parry 3,546 20.3 +20.3
Total formal votes 17,509 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 193 1.1 −0.3
Turnout 17,702 95.8 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing +9.4

Clayfield

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1957 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 7,447 78.3 +4.3
Independent James Ryan 2,065 21.7 −4.3
Total formal votes 9,512 97.2 −0.2
Informal votes 275 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 9,787 93.1 −2.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Condamine

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1957 Queensland state election: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,540 48.4 +48.4
Country Stewart Keys 5,031 43.9 −1.2
Labor William Eggington 879 7.7 −47.2
Total formal votes 9,083 99.5 0.0
Informal votes 56 0.5 0.0
Turnout 11,506 95.4 +2.0
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Cook

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1957 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Bunny Adair 4,013 44.2 +44.2
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,463 38.1 +1.7
Labor Seymour Chataway 1,607 17.7 −45.9
Total formal votes 9,083 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 82 0.9 −0.3
Turnout 9,165 92.7 +3.5
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Cooroora

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1957 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 7,201 75.9 +7.7
Labor Ralph Smith 2,283 24.1 −7.7
Total formal votes 9,484 98.4 −0.8
Informal votes 156 1.6 +0.8
Turnout 9,640 95.0 +0.9
Country hold Swing +7.7

Coorparoo

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1957 Queensland state election: Coorparoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 8,543 70.6 +8.6
Labor Bernard Ouston 3,559 29.4 −8.6
Total formal votes 12,102 97.4 −1.5
Informal votes 318 2.6 +1.5
Turnout 12,420 95.1 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

Cunningham

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1957 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 7,054 67.0 +2.7
Independent Leslie Ott 3,468 33.0 +33.0
Total formal votes 10,522 98.4 −0.9
Informal votes 175 1.6 +0.9
Turnout 10,697 96.4 +1.2
Country hold Swing +2.7

Darlington

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1957 Queensland state election: Darlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Harrison 6,589 60.1 −7.8
Labor Charles Knoll 2,227 20.3 −11.8
Independent Michael Smith 1,874 17.1 +17.1
Independent Henry Longfield 273 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 10,963 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 128 1.2 −0.1
Turnout 11,091 93.9 +2.5
Country hold Swing +6.8

Fassifern

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1957 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alf Muller 6,317 73.1 −26.9
Queensland Labor Kenneth Rawle 2,329 26.9 +26.9
Total formal votes 8,646 98.2
Informal votes 154 1.8
Turnout 8,800 94.1
Country hold Swing −26.9

Fitzroy

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1957 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 3,743 43.1 −19.5
Liberal Gordon Dunn 2,693 31.0 −5.3
Queensland Labor John Norton 2,255 25.9 +25.9
Total formal votes 8,691 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 62 0.7 −0.3
Turnout 8,753 95.6 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −5.1

Flinders

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1957 Queensland state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Longeran 1,441 34.4 −7.5
Labor Frank Forde 1,440 34.4 −23.7
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 1,079 25.8 +25.8
Independent Charles Corney 225 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 4,185 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 33 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 4,218 87.1 +4.0
Country gain from Labor Swing +8.1

By-election

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  • This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held on 17 May 1958.
1958 Flinders state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Longeran 1,948 45.7 +11.3
Labor Frank Forde 1,534 36.0 +1.6
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 780 18.3 −7.5
Total formal votes 4,262 99.7 +0.5
Informal votes 11 0.3 −0.5
Turnout 4,273 82.0 −5.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Fortitude Valley

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1957 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Windsor 3,252 37.9 −2.6
Labor Jack Egerton 2,752 32.0 −25.2
Queensland Labor Mick Brosnan 2,586 30.1 +30.1
Total formal votes 8,590 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 96 1.1 0.0
Turnout 8,686 93.3 +1.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.7

Gregory

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1957 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Wally Rae 2,075 47.6 +12.8
Labor Jack Duggan 1,328 30.5 −34.8
Queensland Labor K Smith 955 21.9 +21.9
Total formal votes 4,358 99.7 +0.4
Informal votes 12 0.3 −0.4
Turnout 4,370 84.6 −0.7
Country gain from Labor Swing +26.3

Haughton

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1957 Queensland state election: Haughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Colin McCathie 4,164 48.1 +48.1
Labor Vivien Owens 2,393 27.6 −42.8
Country William Clayton 2,105 24.3 +24.3
Total formal votes 8,662 99.3 +0.4
Informal votes 64 0.7 −0.4
Turnout 8,726 95.2 +0.5
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Hinchinbrook

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1957 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 3,057 35.2 −16.9
Country John Row 2,473 28.5 +28.5
Independent Francis Curro 1,652 19.0 +19.0
Queensland Labor John Argaet 1,497 17.3 +17.3
Total formal votes 8,679 98.4 −0.1
Informal votes 144 1.6 +0.1
Turnout 8,823 94.4 +1.8
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Ipswich

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1957 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 4,320 45.6 −15.6
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 3,179 33.5 −4.3
Queensland Labor Robert Johnstone 1,982 20.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 9,481 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 54 0.6 −0.2
Turnout 9,535 95.1 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −4.2

Isis

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1957 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Pizzey 6,230 68.0 +5.7
Queensland Labor Edward McDonnell 2,935 32.0 +32.0
Total formal votes 9,165 96.6 −2.0
Informal votes 324 3.4 +2.0
Turnout 9,489 96.1 +2.8
Country hold Swing +5.7

Ithaca

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1957 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 4,222 43.9 −17.8
Liberal Alan Edwards 3,638 37.8 −0.5
Queensland Labor Anthony Machin 1,759 18.3 +18.3
Total formal votes 9,619 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 123 1.3 −0.1
Turnout 9,489 96.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing −8.0

Kedron

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1957 Queensland state election: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 8,410 42.6 −18.4
Liberal Joseph Harris 7,119 36.1 −2.9
Queensland Labor Clive Uhr 4,203 21.3 +21.3
Total formal votes 19,732 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 203 1.0 −0.2
Turnout 19,935 95.9 +0.7
Labor hold Swing −6.8

Kelvin Grove

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1957 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 4,150 41.6 −4.1
Labor Bert Turner 3,754 37.7 −16.6
Queensland Labor John Dawson 2,061 20.7 +20.7
Total formal votes 9,965 99.0 −0.2
Informal votes 97 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 10,062 94.9 +1.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.8

Keppel

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1957 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 3,730 30.9 −27.6
Queensland Labor Viv Cooper 3,151 26.1 +26.1
Liberal Tom Griffith 3,063 25.3 −16.2
Independent Rex Pilbeam 2,139 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 12,083 99.5 +0.3
Informal votes 58 0.5 −0.3
Turnout 12,141 96.2 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −4.3

Kurilpa

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1957 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Connolly 3,167 37.5 −5.2
Queensland Labor Tom Moores 2,737 32.4 +32.4
Labor Myles Kane 2,421 28.7 −28.6
Independent George Fry 109 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 8,434 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 113 1.3 −0.3
Turnout 8,547 93.2 +3.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.3

Landsborough

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1957 Queensland state election: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Lockyer

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1957 Queensland state election: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 7,600 78.9 −21.1
Independent Jim Dwyer 2,032 21.1 +21.1
Total formal votes 9,632 98.2
Informal votes 180 1.8
Turnout 9,812 94.7
Liberal hold Swing −21.1

Mackay

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1957 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Graham 3,175 42.0 −16.0
Liberal William Field 2,939 38.8 −0.7
Queensland Labor Joseph Griffin 1,452 19.2 +19.2
Total formal votes 7,566 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 84 1.1 0.0
Turnout 7,650 95.2 +2.1
Labor hold Swing −7.9

Mackenzie

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1957 Queensland state election: Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Nev Hewitt 2,523 55.1 +4.6
Labor William James 1,140 24.9 −24.6
Queensland Labor J T Cook 920 20.1 +20.1
Total formal votes 4,583 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 35 0.8 −0.1
Turnout 4,618 93.5 +4.0
Country hold Swing +18.4

Marodian

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1957 Queensland state election: Marodian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Heading 6,307 75.3 −24.7
Labor William Weir 2,073 24.7 +24.7
Total formal votes 8,380 98.4
Informal votes 135 1.6
Turnout 8,515 95.3
Country hold Swing −24.7

Maryborough

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1957 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horace Davies 5,297 53.1 −13.1
Country James Dunn 3,218 32.3 −1.5
Queensland Labor Clement Gott 1,461 14.6 +14.6
Total formal votes 9,976 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 142 1.4 −0.1
Turnout 10,118 96.6 +0.5
Labor hold Swing −4.0

Merthyr

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1957 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Ramsden 3,151 37.0 −3.2
Queensland Labor Bill Moore 3,028 35.6 +35.6
Labor Tom Campbell 2,336 27.4 −32.4
Total formal votes 8,515 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 88 1.0 −0.4
Turnout 8,603 94.1 +3.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Mirani

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1957 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,770 56.7 −2.5
Labor James Chataway 1,889 22.5 −18.3
Queensland Labor Waller O'Grady 1,749 20.8 +20.8
Total formal votes 8,408 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 83 1.0 −0.2
Turnout 8,491 95.8 +1.7
Country hold Swing +12.4

Mount Coot-tha

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1957 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 8,723 58.4 −4.0
Labor Desmond Raven 3,254 21.8 −15.8
Queensland Labor John Lynch 2,967 19.8 +19.8
Total formal votes 14,944 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 148 1.0 −0.2
Turnout 15,092 94.9 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing +10.4

Mount Gravatt

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1957 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Hart 10,562 39.7 −0.7
Labor Felix Dittmer 10,434 39.3 −20.3
Queensland Labor Charles Edwards 5,432 20.4 +20.4
Independent Harold Boone 145 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 26,573 98.6 −0.2
Informal votes 370 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 26,943 95.2 +1.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.9

Mourilyan

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1957 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Byrne 3,246 42.2 −17.3
Country Edmund Webb 2,619 34.1 −4.1
Queensland Labor Alfred Drew 1,740 22.6 +22.6
Independent Cecil Evans 81 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 7,686 98.6 −0.3
Informal votes 112 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 7,798 95.9 +2.5
Labor hold Swing −5.5

Mulgrave

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1957 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bob Watson 3,407 45.2 −2.9
Queensland Labor Charles English 2,331 31.0 +31.0
Labor Leslie Trembath 1,792 23.8 −28.1
Total formal votes 7,530 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 77 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 7,607 94.4 +1.0
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

By-election

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  • This by-election was caused by the death of Bob Watson. It was held on 6 June 1959.
1959 Mulgrave state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,281 47.1 +1.9
Labor Leslie Trembath 2,331 33.5 +9.7
Queensland Labor Charles English 1,349 19.4 −11.6
Total formal votes 6,961 98.9 −0.1
Informal votes 80 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 7,041 85.5 −8.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Mundingburra

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1957 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NQ Labor Tom Aikens 7,488 75.1 −2.8
Labor Jim Mahony 1,920 19.3 −2.8
Independent G F Evans 564 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 9,972 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 132 1.3 −0.7
Turnout 10,104 94.2 +0.6
NQ Labor hold Swing +1.7

Murrumba

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1957 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 9,112 61.8 −0.2
Labor Bertram Krause 2,868 19.5 −18.5
Queensland Labor Michael Ryan 2,756 18.7 +18.7
Total formal votes 14,736 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 161 1.1 −0.3
Turnout 14,897 94.9 +1.2
Country hold Swing +14.1

Nash

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1957 Queensland state election: Nash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Max Hodges 4,331 41.5 −2.5
Queensland Labor Greg Kehoe 3,696 35.4 +35.4
Labor George Hooper 2,414 23.1 −32.9
Total formal votes 10,441 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 78 0.7 −0.3
Turnout 10,519 96.8 +1.6
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Norman

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1957 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 4,478 41.1 −15.0
Liberal George Regan 4,376 40.2 −3.7
Queensland Labor Norman Tacey 2,033 18.7 +18.7
Total formal votes 10,887 98.7 −0.2
Informal votes 148 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 11,035 95.6 +1.1
Labor hold Swing −5.5

North Toowoomba

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1957 Queensland state election: North Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Wood 4,183 44.3 −14.7
Liberal Herbert Yeates 3,610 38.2 −2.8
Queensland Labor Francis Bowdler 1,646 17.4 +17.4
Total formal votes 9,439 99.3 +0.4
Informal votes 64 0.7 −0.4
Turnout 9,503 94.5 +1.7
Labor hold Swing −5.3

By-election

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  • This by-election was caused by the death of Les Wood. It was held on 31 May 1958.
1958 North Toowoomba state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 5,765 63.0 +18.7
Liberal Geoffrey Godsall 2,912 31.8 −6.4
Queensland Labor Tim Whittaker 471 5.2 −12.2
Total formal votes 9,148 99.0 −0.3
Informal votes 89 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 9,237 92.8 −1.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nundah

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1957 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 4,421 39.3 −5.2
Queensland Labor Jim Hadley 3,526 31.3 +31.3
Labor Dudley Ryder 3,307 29.4 −26.1
Total formal votes 11,254 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 124 1.1 −0.4
Turnout 11,378 95.4 +0.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Port Curtis

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1957 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Burrows 4,757 49.4 −15.1
Country Colin Wilson 3,460 35.9 +0.4
Queensland Labor Samuel Andrewartha 1,412 14.7 +14.7
Total formal votes 9,629 99.5 +0.2
Informal votes 46 0.5 −0.2
Turnout 9,675 96.2 +1.6
Labor hold Swing −6.6

Rockhampton

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1957 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Mick Gardner 3,245 36.3 +36.3
Liberal James Marshall 2,589 29.0 −20.3
Labor James Fraser 2,203 24.6 −25.4
Independent Rex Pilbeam 895 10.0 +10.0
Independent Thomas Kelly 9 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 8,941 99.4 +0.4
Informal votes 51 0.6 −0.4
Turnout 8,992 95.7 +0.2
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Roma

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1957 Queensland state election: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Ewan 2,568 46.1 −3.8
Queensland Labor Alfred Dohring 2,006 36.0 +36.0
Labor William Hay 855 15.4 −34.7
Independent James Clarke 141 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 5,570 99.2 −0.2
Informal votes 43 0.8 +0.2
Turnout 5,613 94.8 +1.3
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Sandgate

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1957 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Ahearn 6,620 37.2 −6.2
Labor Harry Dean 6,323 35.5 −21.1
Queensland Labor Herbert Robinson 4,867 27.3 +27.3
Total formal votes 17,810 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 173 1.0 −0.2
Turnout 17,983 95.3 +2.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.7

Sherwood

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1957 Queensland state election: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Herbert 8,934 49.3 −1.8
Labor Doug Sherrington 5,810 32.1 −13.1
Queensland Labor Harry Wright 3,381 18.7 +18.7
Total formal votes 18,125 98.9 +1.9
Informal votes 198 1.1 −1.9
Turnout 18,323 94.4 +0.5
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

Somerset

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1957 Queensland state election: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Richter 3,700 41.0 −3.1
Queensland Labor Alexander Skinner 3,246 36.0 +36.0
Labor Evan Marginson 2,078 23.0 −32.9
Total formal votes 9,024 99.5 +0.2
Informal votes 42 0.5 −0.2
Turnout 9,066 95.4 +0.7
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

South Brisbane

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1957 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Vince Gair 3,598 44.1 +44.1
Liberal William Henry 2,593 31.8 +31.8
Labor Tom Doyle 1,974 24.2 −34.4
Total formal votes 8,165 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 104 1.3 −0.2
Turnout 8,269 93.7 +1.8
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Southport

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1957 Queensland state election: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eric Gaven 9,650 73.9 +7.9
Labor William Bedford 3,401 26.1 −7.9
Total formal votes 13,051 98.8 −0.6
Informal votes 154 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 13,205 93.9 +2.2
Country hold Swing +7.9

Tablelands

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1957 Queensland state election: Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Gilmore 3,359 37.5 +3.9
Queensland Labor Harold Collins 3,279 36.6 +36.6
Labor Sidney Tullipan 2,321 25.9 −40.5
Total formal votes 8,959 99.3 +0.4
Informal votes 64 0.7 −0.4
Turnout 9,023 92.3 +1.7
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Toowong

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1957 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Munro unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Toowoomba

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1957 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mervyn Anderson 4,031 41.3 +4.3
Labor Jack Duggan 3,781 38.7 −24.3
Queensland Labor T D McCawley 1,654 16.9 +16.9
Independent Vera Lacaze 301 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 9,767 99.5 +0.8
Informal votes 49 0.5 −0.8
Turnout 9,816 94.5 +1.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +14.6

Townsville

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1957 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 2,631 40.1 −6.8
Liberal Roy Pope 2,290 34.9 −1.3
Queensland Labor Lionel Tomlins 1,637 25.0 +25.0
Total formal votes 6,558 98.4 −0.7
Informal votes 105 1.6 +0.7
Turnout 6,663 92.2 +1.1
Labor hold Swing −2.9

Warrego

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1957 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dufficy 2,358 44.8 −22.9
Country Arnold White 1,550 29.4 −2.9
Queensland Labor John Glynn 1,361 25.8 +25.8
Total formal votes 5,269 99.0 +0.6
Informal votes 53 1.0 −0.6
Turnout 5,322 89.4 +4.6
Labor hold Swing −7.4

Warwick

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1957 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,695 65.3 +1.7
Queensland Labor George Wilkinson 3,026 34.7 +34.7
Total formal votes 8,721 98.4 −0.7
Informal votes 142 1.6 +0.7
Turnout 8,863 95.8 −0.4
Country hold Swing +1.7

Whitsunday

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1957 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 4,861 55.3 −4.1
Labor Ralph Staples 2,555 29.1 −11.5
Queensland Labor Bernard Lewis 1,374 15.6 +15.6
Total formal votes 8,790 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 94 1.1 −0.3
Turnout 8,884 95.0 +1.8
Country hold Swing +6.1

Windsor

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1957 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Smith 3,760 38.9 −4.8
Queensland Labor Tom Rasey 3,733 38.6 +38.6
Labor Kenneth Kemshead 2,165 22.4 −33.9
Total formal votes 9,658 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 100 1.0 −0.2
Turnout 9,758 95.3 +0.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Wynnum

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1957 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Gunn 7,807 52.3 −13.1
Liberal Peter McAdam 5,170 34.6 0.0
Queensland Labor James Pendergast 1,821 12.2 +12.2
Independent William St George-Grambauer 126 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 14,924 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 170 1.1 −0.2
Turnout 15,094 95.1 +2.0
Labor hold Swing −5.2

Yeronga

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1957 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,660 54.6 −3.3
Labor Roy Dent 2,903 23.8 −16.7
Queensland Labor William Quaill 2,635 21.6 +21.6
Total formal votes 12,198 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 98 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 12,296 95.7 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing +10.7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 August 1957". Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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